No. 20 Sky Harbour Class, about 1940-1943
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Photographer: J. Gordon Henderson ( http://digital.huroncounty.ca/about-the-collection/j-gordon-henderson ) ..Description: .Black and white image of class 20 of No. 12 Elementary Flight Training School. There are three rows of men in uniform. The back and middle rows are standing and the front row is sitting, with two men on either side crouching. The picture was taken inside an airplane hanger, there are airplanes visible in the background. Rear Row: Davidson, Peter, Horahan, Launderville, Filippone, Gaskin, Kinghorn, Poulin, Twomey, Balhatchet, LaBreche, McGarvey Middle Row: Scott, C.B., Ellis, Naismith, Canter, Henderson, Scott, J.W., Nevin, Bethume, Davison P.E., Hunter, Survis, Southwell, Dunn, Burkhart, Plevabick, Dynarski, Fish. Front Row: White, Lymburner, Mahoney, Hutchison, Dawson, Chadwich, Honan, F/L. Thres, P/O Shed, Dodds, Secord, Kaufman, Nickerson, Baldwin, Chapman, Marlow There are 2 black and white negatives (labelled a and b). The negatives were in a brown envelope with '925 Sky Harbour F2 - 4 sec No. 20' written on it. ..Object ID : A992.0003.029..View this item in the Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol's collections database. ( http://digital.huroncounty.ca/objects/A992.0003.029/A992.0003.029a ) ..Order a higher-quality version of this item (fee applies). ( http://digital.huroncounty.ca/reproductions/order/A992.0003.029a )
During World War II, Goderich Airport hosted No. 12 Elementary Flying Training School for the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, providing initial pilot training for aircrews using the Fleet Finch.[3]No. 12 EFTS opened on October 14, 1940 and closed on July 14, 1944.
Large WWII photograph collection made with aid of image recognition.
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